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This paper reviews the history and politics behind the Crow Agreement. The study also looks at the Crow’s replacement legislation: the 1983 Western Grain Transportation Act and the 2000 revenue cap. The paper concludes by recommending that Canada move immediately towards a market-based grain transportation system, that the revenue cap on grain freighting is the new Crow and impairs the efficient movement of grain to export, impacting GDP growth. Devine’s academic argument— that the Crow’s fixed rate was causing considerable harm— notes Bennett was, in fact, the correct one.

It is difficult to deny the need for revisiting Canadian defence policy. Nearly a decade has passed since the Government of Canada last released a statement on defence policy, this being the Conservative’s 2008 Canada First Defence Strategy (CFDS).

Circumstances have greatly changed. Successive governments reduced and reallocated promised defence funding to later years, raising questions on the CFDS’s fiscal foundations.

“Brownfields,” or building sites contaminated by past users, need to undergo some level of remediation prior to their redevelopment. Ontario’s brownfield remediation rules underwent a major revision in 2011. The new rules are much more standardized and prescriptive than they were before. While this has, theoretically, removed much of the uncertainty about what is required for an environmental assessment and site clean-up, the new rules are also slowing down approvals for construction projects.

Authors Wendell Cox, Senior Fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, and Hugh Pavletich, an investment property manager explain that many “best city” surveys do not include housing affordability in their calculations. This oversight is particularly relevant to the middle class, for which fluctuations in housing prices are significant.

New poll data released by the Manning Centre shows 81% of Canadian millennials support expanding development of our natural resource sector The Manning Centre released today poll results that show the vast majority of Canadian millennials support expanding the development of our nation’s natural resource sector. Specifically, participants were asked – “ How much do you support or oppose expanding development of natural resource sector?” The results showed: 30% strongly support expanding development of natural resource sector 51% somewhat support expanding development of natural resource...

On January 9, 2017 the Manning Centre released "Court Tracker" a report that examines over 1,000 Supreme Court of Canada votes (2000-2016) and provides summary data in terms of how many cases are reviewed each year, where the cases come from, who votes with whom and more. To download the report – click here To view the news release – click here To view the source data - click here To view the court permutation data - click here

The Manning Centre released today “Court Tracker,” an in-depth report on over 1,000 Supreme Court Cases (January 2000 – June 2016). The report includes details on how the cases arrived at the Supreme Court, justices that dissented most frequently, how often justices voted together and many other findings. “Everyday Canadians don’t have time to pour through lengthy Supreme Court judgements to understand what’s going on, so we compiled the data for them,” said Portia Proctor, a researcher with the Manning Centre and author of the report. “The report will help Canadians learn a bit more about...

The Government of Canada is currently undergoing a Defence Policy Review, which is expected to be completed by early 2017. And there are some expectations that special operations forces (SOF) – given their low visibility, small footprint, and high impact – will play a growing role in Canadian security and defence policy. But how to do that and keep our special forces special? This paper attempts to answer that question.

In a series of dissenting and concurring reasons, five of the nine judges on the Court voiced harsh criticism at various times of the majority judges for inappropriately intruding on Parliament’s policy-making role.

This is a serious critique that goes to heart of the relative responsibilities of the Court versus Parliament.

New poll data released by Manning Centre shows 76% of Canadian millennials want a referendum before electoral reform changes are approved The Manning Centre released today poll results that show the vast majority of Canadian millennials want a referendum on electoral reform before any changes are approved. Specifically, participants were asked – “ How much do you support or oppose the holding of a national public referendum to approve any change in Canada's electoral system?” The results showed: 24% strongly support a national referendum 52% somewhat support a national referendum 17% somewhat...